2023 Munster Senior Hurling League
Dates3–22 January 2023
Teams6
SponsorCo-Op Superstores
Champions Cork (2nd title)
Seán O'Donoghue (captain)
Pat Ryan (manager)
Runners-up Tipperary
Noel McGrath (captain)
Liam Cahill (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored15 (2.14 per match)
Points scored270 (38.57 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jason Forde (2-28)
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The 2023 Munster Senior Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League, was an inter-county hurling competition in the province of Munster, played by all six county teams in January 2023.[1][2][3] Cork were the winners, defeating Tipperary in the final.[4]

Format

The teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team played the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners played in the final.[5]

Group A

Group A table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Tipperary 2 1 0 1 46 41 +5 2 Advance to final
2 Waterford 2 1 0 1 46 45 +1 2
3 Clare 2 1 0 1 47 53 −6 2
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2023. Source: Munster GAA

Group A results

3 January 2023 Round 1 Waterford 0-21 - 1-15 Tipperary Mallow GAA Complex
R Halloran 0-7 (6fs, 1 ’65); C Dunford, S Walsh and P Fitzgerald 0-2 each; C Daly, M Fitzgerald, I Daly, P Leavey, DJ Foran, B Nolan (f), B Power and A Gleeson 0-1 each. Report J Forde 1-11 (5fs, 1 ’65); C O’Dwyer 0-2; A Tynan and C Bowe 0-1 each.
8 January 2023 Round 2 Tipperary 2-22 - 0-20 Clare MacDonagh Park
G O’Connor 0-8 (6f, 1 65), J Forde 1-3 (1-1 pens), S Ryan 1-1, C Stakelum 0-2, B Hogan (f), E Heffernan, S Kennedy, A Tynan, J Morris, M Kehoe, C O’Dwyer, J Ryan 0-1 each. Report P Duggan 0-5 (3f, 1 pen), R Mounsey 0-4, D Conroy, M Rodgers, D Ryan 0-3 each, P Crotty, A McCarthy 0-1 each. Attendance: 3,000[6]
15 January 2023 Round 3 Clare 1-24 - 2-18 Waterford Cusack Park
A McCarthy 0-10 (6 free, 2 65), M Rodgers 0-4, A Shanagher 1-1, K Smythe 0-2, P Donnellan 0-2, G O’Grady 0-1, D McInerney 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1, I Galvin 0-1. Report S Bennett 1-8 (1 pen, 6 free), M Kiely 1-3, P Curran 0-1, S McNulty 0-1, R Halloran 0-1, J Barron 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-2, D Lyons 0-1, K Mahony 0-1. Attendance: 2,254
Referee: S Stokes (Cork)

Group B

Group B table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Cork 2 2 0 0 56 42 +14 4 Advance to final
2 Limerick 2 1 0 1 44 29 +15 2
3 Kerry 2 0 0 2 32 61 −29 0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2023. Source: Munster GAA

Group B results

5 January 2023 Round 1 Kerry 2-17 - 2-30 Cork Austin Stack Park
P Boyle (2-7, 1-5 frees); J Conway, S Conway, K Carmody (0-2 each); F MacKessy, N Mulcahy, D Goggin, K O’Connor (0-1 each). Report D Dalton (1-7, 0-2 frees); S Kingston (0-6, 0-5 frees); S Barrett (1-3, 0-1 free); A Cadogan (0-4); C Lehane, C Beausang (0-3 each); T O’Connell, B Roche, C Walsh, B O’Sullivan (0-1 each).
15 January 2023 Round 2 Cork 0-20 - 1-16 Limerick Páirc Uí Rinn
C Lehane 0-12 (0-7 frees, 0-1 65), C Beausang, B Hayes 0-2 each, L Meade, S Barrett, C Cahalane, B O’Sullivan 0-1 each. Report D Reidy 0-9f, D O’Donovan 1-0, S O’Brien, A O’Connor 0-2 each, O O’Reilly, B Murphy, C O’Grady 0-1 each. Attendance: 5,128[7]
Referee: J Mullins (Clare)
22 January 2023 Round 3 Kerry 0-09 - 0-25 Limerick Austin Stack Park
S Conway 0-5 (0-5 frees), F Mackessy 0-2, E Ross 0-2 D Reidy 0-9 (0-7 frees), C Coughlin 0-4, M Quinlan 0-3, M Houlihan 0-2, C O'Grady 0-2, A Costelloe 0-1, R Connolly 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1

Knockout stage

Final

22 January 2023 Final Tipperary 1-19 - 3-14 Cork Páirc Uí Rinn
15:00 IWT (UTC±0) J Forde (0-14, 0-9 frees); S Ryan (1-0); B McGrath, C Stakelum, S Kennedy, C O’Dwyer, C Bowe (0-1 each). Report P Horgan (1-6, 0-6 frees); J O’Connor (1-1); B Hayes (1-0); P Collins (0-2 frees), B Roche (0-2 each); S Twomey, R O’Flynn, C Lehane (0-1 each). Attendance: 4,727[8]
Referee: É Stapleton (Limerick)

League statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jason Forde Tipperary 2-28 34 3 11.33
2 David Reidy Limerick 0-18 18 2 9.00
3 Conor Lehane Cork 0-16 16 3 5.33
4 Pádraig Boyle Kerry 2-07 13 1 13.00
5 Stephen Bennett Waterford 1-08 11 1 11.00
Aidan McCarthy Clare 0-11 11 2 5.50
7 Declan Dalton Cork 1-07 10 2 5.00
8 Patrick Horgan Cork 1-06 9 2 4.50
9 Gearóid O'Connor Tipperary 0-08 8 2 4.00
Reuben Halloran Waterford 0-08 8 2 4.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Jason Forde Tipperary 1-11 14 Waterford
Jason Forde Tipperary 0-14 14 Cork
3 Pádraig Boyle Kerry 2-07 13 Cork
4 Conor Lehane Cork 0-12 12 Limerick
5 Stephen Bennett Waterford 1-08 11 Clare
6 Declan Dalton Cork 1-07 10 Kerry
Aidan McCarthy Clare 0-10 10 Waterford
8 Patrick Horgan Cork 1-06 9 Tipperary
David Reidy Limerick 0-09 9 Kerry
David Reidy Limerick 0-09 9 Cork

References

  1. ↑ "2023 Munster GAA McGrath Cup Football Draws". December 2, 2022.
  2. ↑ Lynch, Derrick; Limited, Dreamglade (December 2, 2022). "Clare Drawn To Face Kerry and Cork In 2023 McGrath Cup".
  3. ↑ "2023 Munster GAA McGrath Cup Football Draws – Cork GAA".
  4. ↑ "Cork v Tipp: Hurlers fight back to lift Munster Hurling League title at Páirc Uí Rinn". echo live. January 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Munster Hurling League". 2023.
  6. ↑ "Cahill gets first win of Tipperary reign against Clare". RTE. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Match-winner Hayes offers 'different dimension' to Cork attack, says Ryan". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Late goals from Hayes and O'Connor fire Cork to Munster Hurling League title". the42. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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